I love tea and my definition of what counts as a tea-related post is pretty wide. Expect to see tea reviews, reviews of books about tea, and even posts about afternoon tea.
I was planning to stay at home today but the jetlag kicked in and I woke up pretty early. Since Instagram told me that it was Antea Social’s new teahouse’s official opening today, I decided to make use of this sudden burst of energy to visit the teahouse. While I don’t think I’ve mentioned Antea… Read More Teahouse Visit: Antea Social
And we’re at the final tea of the tea haul! I normally wouldn’t buy black tea because I already have so much (black tea being what most of my family drinks), but I’m also testing out teas for my cousin’s tea bar and this tea was one of the contenders. Keemun black tea is a… Read More Trying Keemun Black Tea
This is one of the teas that I was most excited for in the tea haul! Well, I was excited for the dancongs as well, but I wasn’t as excited as I was for the yellow tea because: I didn’t realise how special dancongs were until after I started drinking and looking into them I… Read More Yellow Tea: Huo Shan Huang Ya (霍山黄芽)
I’m back with another tea from our tea haul! I’ve finished both dancongs, so the remaining teas would be this green tea, a yellow tea, and a black tea (all Chinese teas – something I’m not too familiar with). I first tried Liu An Gua Pian (六安瓜片) at Parchmen Academy’s Chocolate and Cheese Pairing with… Read More Tasting Liu An Gua Pian: One of China’s Top Ten Teas (中国十大名茶)
Apart from Duck Shit Dancong, my latest tea haul included Milanxiang, a tea I chose because the name sounded appealing. I’ve already covered the basics of Dancong in my post on Duck Shit Dancong, so I’ll just do an introduction of Milanxiang in this one. What is Milanxiang Dancong? Written as 蜜兰香, Milanxiang translates into… Read More Trying Milanxiang Dancong
Cher and I did our first group tea buy recently! Cher has quite a few suppliers that she gets tea from – what this means is that while her cost of tea per 100g is pretty cheap, the overall amount is pretty high because she has to buy a minimum amount of tea. But since… Read More My First Duck Shit Oolong (+ What is Dancong?)
I just got some new teas but since it’ll take some time before I get around to trying them, I thought I’d share some of the teas I’ve been drinking. This post was inspired by the Teas I Drink in a Day series by Tea Is a Wish and The Tea Library (although I drank… Read More Teas I’ve Been Drinking (Quick Tea Reviews #1)
During work this week, someone casually mentioned that there were a lot more varieties of Tie Guanyin than he imagined. Since I’ve only heard of Tie Guanyin as the tea that comes from the Tie Guanyin cultivar, I was surprised and we ended up looking into what a Tie Guanyin is (perks of working with… Read More Tea 101: What is Tie Guanyin?
I first heard about this book from Nicole’s (Tea for Me Please) review and it intrigued me so much that I went to Book Depository to place an order ASAP. I have seen Virginia’s blogposts when searching for information on tea pairings, so I wonder why I never thought to order her book earlier. Three… Read More Three Basic Teas and How to Enjoy Them by Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace, MD
When I went for the introductory class on oolong tea, I learnt something pretty interesting about High Mountain Teas: they can be further divided into two different categories. I’ve only ever heard of high mountain Tea as one type of tea, so the idea that they could be further divided was new to me. So… Read More High Mountain Oolong: The Difference Between 高山 (Gaoshan) and 高冷 (Gaoleng)